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Interesting there were 40 songs that peaked at #40 in the 80s. Some of these songs are classics. Some of these songs are songs and bands that quickly faded away after this inauspicious chart performance. Since I like blogs of 17 songs I’m going to fill out these blogs with songs that didn’t even reach the Top 40 but are great songs.
My thanks to Billboard, Charlie’s 80’s Attic Radio Station and this website:
https://totalmusicawards.com/in-depth-features/best-songs-never-hit-top-40/
The first 13 songs are from the years 1982-1983. Then the rest of the songs from the Total Music Awards website.
1) Genesis “Man On The Corner”:
2) Rainbow “Stone Cold”:
3) J. Geils Band “Angel In Blue”:
4) Paul Davis “Love Me Or Let Me Be Lonely”:
5) Willie Nelson “Let It Be Me”:
6) Sonny Charles “Put It In A Magazine”:
7) Night Ranger “Don’t Tell Me You Love Me”:
8) Diana Ross “So Close”:
9) Paul Anka featuring Peter Cetera “Hold Me ‘Til The Morning Comes”:
10) Rick James “Cold Blooded”:
11) Stacy Lattisaw “Miracles”:
12) Manhattan Transfer “Spice of Life”:
13) Kim Carnes “Invisible Hands”:
14) Barbra Streisand “The Way He Makes Me Feel”:
The best songs that peaked at #92:
15) Talking Heads “Psycho Killer”:
I don’t understand how this song wasn’t a much bigger hit. 16) Tom Petty “Into The Great Wide Open”:
17) Faith No More “Falling To Pieces”:
18) Van Morrison “Moondance”:
19) Bonnie Raitt “Nick of Time”:
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